The Briefing Room
General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Space => Topic started by: Elderberry on January 08, 2020, 09:12:02 pm
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USA Today by Jorge L. Ortiz 1/8/2020
Physician and space travel devotee Stephan Moll’s first wish when NASA reached out for a consultation was to examine the patient in person – at the International Space Station.
Given the impracticality of that desire, the coagulation expert and University of North Carolina professor settled for an approach that combined old-fashioned medicine with cutting-edge means.
Moll hopes the resolution of the astronaut’s blood clot in the internal jugular vein not only leads to further research on travel in zero-gravity but also inspires wider use of telemedicine.
More: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/08/nasa-astronaut-treated-blood-clot-international-space-station/2837029001/ (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/08/nasa-astronaut-treated-blood-clot-international-space-station/2837029001/)